Anime is not for kids

KOTA BARU: Japanese anime has been identified as dangerous as they contain negative elements which can corrupt the minds of Malaysian children, said Film Censorship Board chairman Datuk Mohd Hussain Shafie.

“We have banned a lot of Japanese anime. Although it is said to be animation suitable for children, it is actually more appropriate for adults,” he said after a dialogue with the secretary of the Kelantan branch of the Film Censorship Control and Enforce ment Division here yesterday.

The session was the first held by the board in the state, which was also attended by representatives from the Kelantan Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consu merism Office, film producers, distributors as well as DVD and VCD sellers.

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Without mentioning the number of anime which had been banned, Mohd Hussain expressed concern over the matter and said the board had to prohibit those that could not be edited and those that were too risque for children.